53-30-101. State prison -- definition. As used in this title, unless the context indicates otherwise, "state prison" means:
(1) a state penal or correctional institution whose primary function is to provide for the custody, treatment, training, and rehabilitation of adult criminal offenders;
(2) a state penal or correctional facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility;
(3) a detention center, a state penal facility, or a correctional facility in another jurisdiction detaining Montana inmates pursuant to 53-30-106;
(4) a private correctional facility or penal facility licensed by the department of corrections or a private correctional facility or penal facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility licensed by the department of corrections; or
(5) a combination of the facilities listed in this section.
History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 199, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1901; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 651, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 579, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 624, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 505, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 189, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 491, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 339, L. 2021.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 53. Social Services and Institutions
53-30-101. State prison -- definition
53-30-102. Qualifications of state prison warden
53-30-104. Punishment of inmates
53-30-106. Excessive inmate population -- confinement of inmates in other institutions
53-30-110. Expense of trial for offenses committed in prison
53-30-111. Clothing and money furnished on discharge or parole
53-30-112. through 53-30-130 reserved
53-30-131. Montana correctional enterprises prison industries training program -- purpose and scope
53-30-133. Administration of Montana correctional enterprises program
53-30-134. Montana correctional enterprises license plate production operating account
53-30-135. through 53-30-140 reserved
53-30-141. Extension of limits of confinement
53-30-142. Escape from extended confinement
53-30-143. through 53-30-150 reserved
53-30-151. Prison maintenance by inmates